MSI E7320 User Manual - Page 45

Serial port A/B, Base I/O address, Interrupt, Parallel Port, Floppy Disk Controller, PS/2 Mouse

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BIOS Setup Serial port A/B Setting to [Enabled] allows users to configure the base I/O address and IRQ of Port A/Port B manually. Options: [Enabled], [Disabled]. Base I/O address It specifies the base I/O address for Port A/Port B. Options: [3F8], [2F8], [3E8], [2E8]. Interrupt It specifies the interrupt for Port A/Port B. Options: [IRQ 3], [IRQ 4]. Parallel Port Setting to [Enabled] allows users to configure the base I/O address and IRQ for the parallel port manually. Options: [Enabled], [Disabled]. Mode Select an operating mode for the onboard parallel (printer) port. [Output Only]: Standard Parallel Port [EPP]: Enhanced Parallel Port [ECP]: Extended Capability Port [Bi-Directional]: SPP Duplex Mode To operate the onboard parallel port as Standard Parallel Port only, choose [Output Only]. To operate the onboard parallel port in the EPP mode simultaneously, choose [EPP]. By choosing [ECP], the onboard parallel port will operate in ECP mode only. Choosing [Bi-Dir] will allow the onboard parallel port to support SPP duplex mode. Base I/O address This setting specifies the base I/O port addresses of the onboard parallel port. Setting options: [378], [278], [3BC]. Please note that this setting will not be available when the parallel port is set to [EPP] mode. Interrupt It specifies the interrupt for the parallel port. Options: [IRQ 5], [IRQ 7]. Floppy Disk Controller The item is used to enable or disable the onboard Floppy controller. Select [Enabled] when you have installed a floppy disk drive and want to use it. Options: [Enabled], [Disabled]. PS/2 Mouse If your system has a PS/2 mouse port and you install a serial pointing device, select [Disabled]. 3-13

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BIOS Setup
Serial port A/B
Setting to [Enabled] allows users to configure the base I/O address and IRQ of
Port A/Port B manually. Options: [Enabled], [Disabled].
Base I/O address
It specifies the base I/O address for Port A/Port B. Options: [3F8], [2F8],
[3E8],
[2E8].
Interrupt
It specifies the interrupt for Port A/Port B. Options: [IRQ 3], [IRQ 4].
Parallel Port
Setting to [Enabled] allows users to configure the base I/O address and IRQ for
the parallel port manually. Options: [Enabled], [Disabled].
Mode
Select an operating mode for the onboard parallel (printer) port.
[Output Only]: Standard Parallel Port
[EPP]: Enhanced Parallel Port
[ECP]:
Extended Capability Port
[Bi-Directional]: SPP Duplex Mode
To operate the onboard parallel port as Standard Parallel Port only, choose
[Output Only]. To operate the onboard parallel port in the EPP mode
simultaneously, choose [EPP]. By choosing [ECP], the onboard parallel port
will operate in ECP mode only. Choosing [Bi-Dir] will allow the onboard par-
allel port to support SPP duplex mode.
Base I/O address
This setting specifies the base I/O port addresses of the onboard parallel
port. Setting options: [378], [278], [3BC]. Please note that this setting will not
be available when the parallel port is set to [EPP] mode.
Interrupt
It specifies the interrupt for the parallel port. Options: [IRQ 5], [IRQ 7].
Floppy Disk Controller
The item is used to enable or disable the onboard Floppy controller. Select
[Enabled] when you have installed a floppy disk drive and want to use it.
Options: [Enabled], [Disabled].
PS/2 Mouse
If your system has a PS/2 mouse port and you install a serial pointing device,
select [Disabled].